UTSA's opponent: Georgia State

Updated 8:34 pm, Friday, September 14, 2012

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Head coach Bill Curry of the Georgia State Panthers celebrates their 41-7 win over the Shorter Hawks with Parris Lee #7 at Georgia Dome on September 2, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Head coach Bill Curry of the Georgia State Panthers celebrates their 41-7 win over the Shorter Hawks with Parris Lee #7 at Georgia Dome on September 2, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty

Meet the Panthers: Georgia State, like UTSA, is in transition to the highest level of college football. The Panthers, like the Roadrunners, are one recruiting class away from having the FBS limit of 85 scholarships. Georgia State offers 68 this year. Second-year UTSA offers about 70.

Georgia State is playing an FCS-Colonial Athletic Association schedule before transitioning to the Sun Belt in 2013. The Panthers, like the conference-hopping Roadrunners, will be eligible to play in bowls in 2014.

Veteran Georgia State coach Bill Curry, 69, is stepping down following his third season of building the Panthers' program from scratch. The former standout NFL center and coach at Georgia Tech, Alabama and Kentucky announced his resignation last month.